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infix
"Implant or insert firmly in something", Early 16th century: from
Latin
infix-
'fixed in', from the verb
infigere
, from
in-
'into' +
figere
'fasten', reinforced by
in-
2
'into' +
fix
. The noun is on the pattern of
prefix
and
suffix
.